Cobra on the loose at Bronx Zoo hasn't been found; staffers wait for deadly snake to stop hiding
A cobra (not the one picture above) is on the loose at the Bronx Zoo. Related NewsBronx Zoo director Breheny has 'animal magnetism'Poisonous cobra escapes Bronx ZooBald eagles find home at Bronx ZooHair-raising thrills at Bronx Zoo's Halloween extravaganzaFirst look at Bronx Zoo's two sets of tiger tripletsBronx Zoo ships 100 rare toads to Tanzania to help colonyBronx Zoo staffers were waiting Sunday for an escaped poisonous Egyptian cobra to get hungry enough to come out of hiding.
Once it does, they will try to nab the wily reptile, the zoo's director said.
The zoo's Reptile House remained closed Sunday as staff searched for the 20-inch adolescent snake noticed missing Saturday.
When the snake gets hungry or thirsty it will start to move around the building, the zoo's director, Jim Breheny, said in a statement. Once that happens, it will be our best opportunity to recover it.
Breheny said he is confident the highly venomous snake, native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, has not left the Reptile House, where it somehow slithered out of its enclosure in a secure, off-exhibit area.
The snake's deadly bite can cause respiratory failure in humans if untreated.
Link: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local...en_found_as_staffers_wait_for_deadly_sna.html
A cobra (not the one picture above) is on the loose at the Bronx Zoo. Related NewsBronx Zoo director Breheny has 'animal magnetism'Poisonous cobra escapes Bronx ZooBald eagles find home at Bronx ZooHair-raising thrills at Bronx Zoo's Halloween extravaganzaFirst look at Bronx Zoo's two sets of tiger tripletsBronx Zoo ships 100 rare toads to Tanzania to help colonyBronx Zoo staffers were waiting Sunday for an escaped poisonous Egyptian cobra to get hungry enough to come out of hiding.
Once it does, they will try to nab the wily reptile, the zoo's director said.
The zoo's Reptile House remained closed Sunday as staff searched for the 20-inch adolescent snake noticed missing Saturday.
When the snake gets hungry or thirsty it will start to move around the building, the zoo's director, Jim Breheny, said in a statement. Once that happens, it will be our best opportunity to recover it.
Breheny said he is confident the highly venomous snake, native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, has not left the Reptile House, where it somehow slithered out of its enclosure in a secure, off-exhibit area.
The snake's deadly bite can cause respiratory failure in humans if untreated.
Link: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local...en_found_as_staffers_wait_for_deadly_sna.html
